Cast

Anna Caldwell – A Pattie
Daina Fischer – A Pattie
Nikki Krzebiot – A Pattie
Ross Matsuda - Guest Artist
Kiki Russell - Guest Artist
Michael Oldham– Pianist

Song List

Sing Sing Sing!
Louis Prima —  made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina

In The Mood
Joe Garland & Andy Razaf —  made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina

I Got Rhythm (ft. Nikki)
George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
Anna, Nikki, Daina

Let Me Sing and I’m Happy
Irving Berlin — from White Christmas
Daina

Love Who You Love
Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty — from A Man of No Importance
Anna

Can't Stop Talking About Him
Frank Loesser — from Let's Dance
Nikki

Popular / One Short Day
Stephen Schwartz— from Wicked, arranged by  Jordan Litz
Anna, Nikki, and Daina

Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown & Charles Tobias—  made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Nikki

Will He Like Me
Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick— from She Loves Me
Anna

She Loves Me
Jerry Bock &  Sheldon Harnick— from She Loves Me
Ross

Someone Who Loves Me
Sara Bareilles
Nikki

As Long As You're Mine
Stephen Schwartz— from Wicked
Daina and Kiki

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
Sholom Secunda & Jacob Jacobs —  made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina

Minnie The Moocher
Cab Calloway, Irving Mills & Clarence Gaskill — from The Blues Brothers
Anna, Nikki, Daina, Ross, Kiki

~ Intermission ~

Check Please
Michael Oldham
Anna, Nikki, Daina

I Hate Men
Cole Porter— from Kiss Me, Kate!
Anna

The Planetarium
Ben Bonnema &Christopher Staskel —  from One Way
Nikki

Stars and The Moon
Jason Robert Brown — from Songs for a New World
Daina

Love You Didn’t Do Right by Me / How Deep Is the Ocean
Irving Berlin — from White Christmas, adapted by Anna Caldwell
Anna and Ross

Save Your Love For Me
Buddy Johnson
Kiki

Get Out and Stay Out
Dolly Parton — from 9 to 5 
Daina

Sentimental Journey (ft. Anna)
Les Brown, Ben Homer & Bud Green —  made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina

Moon River
Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer — from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Anna, Nikki, Daina

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Don Rayne & Hughie Prince —  made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina

For Now
Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx — from Avenue Q
Anna, Nikki, Daina, Ross and Kiki

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Chicago Cabaret Week

The fifth annual Chicago Cabaret Week takes place Friday, May 8 through Sunday, May 17, 2026! This annual ten-day festival showcases Chicago’s top cabaret artists performing blues, Broadway, burlesque, jazz, R&B, American Songbook, and international music. This year’s schedule includes more than 50 performers in intimate venues throughout Chicagoland.

Meet The Team

Anna Caldwell ​(she/her) is a Chicago-based soprano, writer, and senior marketing associate whose stage credits span more than 30 roles in opera, operetta, and musical theater across the Midwest. Locally, she has performed with Chicago Fringe Opera, The Savoyaires, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago, Janus Concert Series (inactive), and Bellissima Opera, among others. She is a member of The Caroling Party. Recent roles include The Narrator in Joseph...Dreamcoat and Kate in Kiss Me, Kate at The People’s Bank Theater in Ohio. In Spring 2026, she played the role of Gianetta in The Gondoliers with The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Co. of Chicago.
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Daina Fischer (she/they) is a Lithuanian-American dramatic soprano based in Chicago, specializing in opera, musical theater, jazz, and a cappella. She has performed across the Midwest and internationally. In addition to her performing career, Daina is an accomplished voice teacher and pedagogue with over twelve years of teaching voice. She currently serves as a voice teacher and music director at Ovation Theater Academy as well as a choir director in Oak Park, IL.

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Nikki Krzebiot (she/her) is a Chicago-based soprano, specializing in musical theatre, jazz, and cabaret work.. Known for her original shows, Nikki has self-produced four solo cabarets and spent five years performing with Acts of Kindness Cabaret in and around the Chicagoland area. Outside of cabaret, she is active in the Chicago storefront theatre scene, most recently appearing as Johanna in Kokandy’s Jeff Award-winning production of Sweeney Todd. She joined the Patties as their first non-founding member in 2023.

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Michael Oldham (he/him) is a composer, pianist, and music director. Michael keeps very busy around Chicago as a Music Director with The Second City's national touring company, while also hustling as a freelance pianist/MD/producer for cabarets, shows, choirs, and everything in between.

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Ross Matsuda is a Chicago-based stage director specializing in opera, operetta, and concert performance. With experience in theater and musical theater, he has directed new plays and classics alike. Ross is also the co-founder and former managing director of The State Theatre of Chicago.
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Kyle "Kiki" Russell (he/him) has been part of the cabaret scene in Chicago for 15+ years performing first with The Chicago Cabaret Project and then as a founding member and Artistic Director for the Chicago's Favorite MAN-band a.k.a. The Beaus. He's also been seen around Chicago going solo with his jazz show KIKIGIGI and as a featured performer at The Darling in West Loop. 

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